draught

noun

/drɑːft/

/dræft/

(British English)

(North American English draft)

Idioms

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[countable] a flow of cool air in a room or other small space 穿堂风；通风气流；通风
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cold
- icy
verb + draught/draft
- create
- prevent
draught/draft + verb
- blow
- come
- whistle
- …
draught + noun
- excluder
preposition
- draught from
phrases
- a draught of air
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[countable] (formal) one continuous action of swallowing liquid (= making it go down your throat); the amount swallowed一饮（的量）
- He took a deep draught of his beer.他喝了一大口啤酒。
[countable] (old use or literary) medicine in a liquid form药水；饮剂
- a sleeping draught (= one that makes you sleep)一服安眠饮剂
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draughts
(British English)
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[uncountable] a game for two players using 24 round pieces on a board marked with black and white squares国际跳棋；西洋跳棋Topics Games and toysc2
[countable] (British English)
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one of the round pieces used in a game of draughts（国际跳棋的）棋子；（西洋跳棋的）棋子

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘drawing, pulling’; also ‘something drawn, a load’): from Old Norse dráttr, of Germanic origin; related to German Tracht, also to draw. Compare with draft.

Idioms

on draught

(British English) (of beer啤酒) taken from a large container (= a barrel从桶中汲取的；散装的)
- This beer is not available on draught (= it is available only in bottles or cans).这种啤酒不卖散装。

draught

adjective

/drɑːft/

/dræft/

(British English)

(also draft especially in North American English)

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[usually before noun] served from a large container (= a barrel) rather than in a bottle零售的；散装的
- draught beer散装啤酒
[only before noun] used for pulling heavy loads拖曳重载用的
- a draught horse役马

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘drawing, pulling’; also ‘something drawn, a load’): from Old Norse dráttr, of Germanic origin; related to German Tracht, also to draw. Compare with draft.

draught

verb

/drɑːft/

/dræft/

(especially British English)

(also draft British and North American English)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they draught	/drɑːft/ /dræft/
he / she / it draughts	/drɑːfts/ /dræfts/
past simple draughted	/ˈdrɑːftɪd/ /ˈdræftɪd/
past participle draughted	/ˈdrɑːftɪd/ /ˈdræftɪd/
-ing form draughting	/ˈdrɑːftɪŋ/ /ˈdræftɪŋ/

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draught something to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law
- I'll draught a letter for you. 我给你写一封信。
draught somebody + adv./prep. to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task选派；抽调
- Extra police are being draughted in to control the crowds.为了控制人群，正在招募更多的警察。

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘drawing, pulling’; also ‘something drawn, a load’): from Old Norse dráttr, of Germanic origin; related to German Tracht, also to draw. Compare with draft.